CAD- Electrical Design Engineer Apprentice

Salary: £16,640 to £26,436.80 a year

Working Pattern:
Full Time

Hours:

40

Using and applying advanced theoretical and technical knowledge and know how to solve broadly defined

Electrical design engineering problems.

Hours
08:30– 17:00 Monday to Friday with ½ hour unpaid lunch.
40.0 hours a week

Possible start date
:
Monday 18 January 2027

Duration
: 4 Years 6 Months

As an apprentice, you'll work at a company and get hands‑on experience. You'll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

Electrical design engineering is a key component behind how modern towns and cities work. CAD
21 are an allied service provider supporting design and upgrade solutions.

This apprenticeship will ensure that you have the technical capability to contribute effectively in an electrical design engineering environment including:

- structural engineering, water engineering, geotechnical engineering, project management and highways engineering along with taking part in practical work and laboratory study.

Roles and responsibilities could vary, however a normal day would include the following but is not limited to:

• Design electrical power systems design using Industry software
• Design lighting systems using Industry software
• Assist in producing detailed design drawings for electrical services (lighting/power/data/fire alarms/security systems)
• Learn to use Autocad software for designs
• Learn to use Revit software for designs
• Learn to use industry specialist design software such as Relux/Amtech

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

COVENTRY UNIVERSITY

• Day release at Coventry University, and 4 days based at CAD
  21 office, Lousia Ryland House, 44 Newhall Street, Birmingham, B3 3P- some block study weeks across the programme
• All information relevant to your training plan will be issued once selected

GCSE in:

• Maths (grade c)
• Science (grade c)

Apprenticeship/ Btec or Tlevel (Alevel equiv) in:

• relevant engineering discipline (grade pass/ level
  3)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

• Customer care skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental

Apprentice Employment Agency is a Flexi-Job Apprentice Agency & we will employ you for the duration of the apprenticeship. The company named in this vacancy is a Host Employer. Your application will be shared with them and training providers. You must hold unrestricted right to live and work in the UK to apply for this role.

CAD
21 offer Building Services Design consultancy across the whole of the UK from our offices in the North East, Yorkshire, North West and Midlands & South. Established in 1998 we have constantly built a strong reputation for delivering energy efficient and low carbon engineering solutions for all aspects and sectors for buildings within the Built Environment.

We are driven to provide our clients engineering solutions that minimise energy usage and carbon emissions by helping them target their Net Zero Carbon aspirations.

Working for CAD
21 will help make a difference to the overall global targets of limiting the impacts of climate change through design for the Built Environment.

• Become part of a company that invests in you
• If you show the desire to learn and the work ethic to progress, there is potential to progress within the team

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC.